How Can I Minimize Inconveniences When Flood Damage Incidents Affect My Shreveport Tenants?

8/29/2020 (Permalink)

Flooding in a commercial establishment serving many people can pose many challenges.

SERVPRO Helps Identify Problem Areas and Provides A Wide Range of Resources to Help Smooth Out the Restoration Process In Shreveport

Flooding incidents easily disrupt the routines people have established over time. When an incident affects your property, and you have tenants who operate businesses or otherwise, a wide range of complications can develop complicating the renovation process. SERVPRO can help you find viable solutions that minimize inconveniences or conflicts with the tenants renting your Shreveport property.

How flood damage restoration in a property differ when it involves business tenants?

When flood damage incidents in Shreveport affect properties occupied by businesses, the decision-making process is less streamlined compared to handling an incident in a property that does not serve tenants. Some of the intricacies you are likely to face, especially if the incident takes too long to resolve, include:
    •    Disputes with tenants over preferred restoration procedures
    •    Disputes over rent or service charges
    •    Issues regarding security or storage of contents

If a dispute arises after a flooding incident, it impedes the restoration process, so it is best to avoid any type of conflict with your tenants. Identifying issues that might lead to disputes early and addressing them is one of the best ways to neutralize such an obstacle. One likely source of dispute is the tenants’ inability to access some parts, or all of their premises, especially if you do not clarify whether they are still required to pay the full rent. Lack of clarity of who is responsible for renovating the property can also cause problems. When our SERVPRO technicians inspect your property, we can help you establish all points that may lead to conflict, thus allowing you to iron them out early.

How does SERVPRO help reduce conflict?

Although most of the issues leading to a conflict are managerial and depend on the terms you have set out in your lease agreements with the tenants, some of the actions our crews take can help manage the situation. The top actions we take that can help include:

    •    Faster completion of the renovation process
    •    Provision of helpful resources such as storage pods
    •    Securing the affected sections of the property
    •    Providing insights on the best ways to resolve some damages

The longer flood damage restoration takes, the higher the chances of conflict developing because it gets in the way of other activities or even delays business activities for your tenants. Since our technicians use sophisticated equipment to extract water, clean soiled areas, and dry wet materials, we can fast track the process or reduce the costs involved, thus taking care of everyone’s needs.

Since the incident introduces significant amounts of moisture into the building, damage to various materials is inevitable. Removing contents from various sections of the property can help save them from complete deterioration or create room for restoration of damaged areas. However, the affected tenants might have problems finding alternative areas to take the items. Our technicians can help by providing temporary storage containers to hold items safely for you or your tenants. Alternatively, we can create temporary storage areas within the affected premises and do partial moveouts. Resolving temporary or long-term storage issues can help people continue with their businesses, as usual, thus eliminating disagreements.

What can guarantee security at a flood-damaged property?

In a property that serves different people, guaranteeing security for everyone during the renovation process can be challenging because of processes such as demolition of internal walls separating different premises. Mix-ups, misplacements, or loss of items are all possible outcomes if proper measures are not instituted to secure the property. One way to prevent problems is by erecting temporary barriers. Our SERVPRO technicians create containment barriers using plastic sheets that prevent the spread of dust, moisture, or other undesirable materials. With such barriers in place, we can eliminate the need to move items out of the way, and thus minimize the chances of loss or misplacement.

Another alternative is to board up some areas of the property, isolating the affected areas or sealing openings such as shattered windows. Such barriers help keep people from venturing into unauthorized areas, thus helping secure whatever valuables various premises hold. Boarding up can help keep the facility secure as the finer details of the restoration, such as which party is responsible for which aspect of the damage are hammered out.

Flooding in a commercial establishment serving many people can pose many challenges. Call SERVPRO of South Shreveport to help identify possible problem areas. We also deliver the necessary restoration services. You can reach us at (318) 865-4655 at any time. We’re Faster to Any Size Disaster.